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President Trump called Congressman Lou Barletta by name, multiple times, to replace Senator Bob Casey in the US Senate. Will you help by coming out to our special meeting on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Starlite Ballroom?

Tell your Senator and Representative to VOTE NO on PA Senate Bill 172, authorizing speed cameras in work zones and VOTE NO on PA Senate Bill 251, giving RADAR to municipal police departments.

The object of speed cameras and RADAR is not the facilitation of safe, efficient travel but rather the issuance of as many tickets as possible.

First, officials impose deliberately unrealistic, under-posted speed limits on most roads in order to frustrate and criminalize virtually all drivers all the time. To make driving an unpleasant, slow-motion grind.

The law in Pennsylvania requires that posted speed limits be set according to something called the “85th percentile” standard. This is a traffic safety

Welcome to “Mike’s Memo,” an update on what’s happening in the 48th Senatorial District and the State Capitol. If you haven’t done so already, please take a moment to visit my website at www.senatorfolmer.com to learn more about my legislative priorities and issues that may affect you and your family.

Week of January 15, 2018

Reaction to U.S. Attorney Jeff General Sessions’ Decision to Rescind Cole Memo I am disappointed and saddened with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to rescind the Cole Memo limiting federal resources related to cannabis.

Children with seizures, Veterans with PTSD, cancer patients – these are not the people I think of when hearing ‘serious priorities related to criminal activity.

To help contain costs and bring about real reform to Pennsylvania’s welfare system, a package of bills was unveiled this week to give more families an opportunity to improve their quality of life, while tackling waste, fraud and abuse from within the current system.

The legislation addresses a variety of issues ranging from employment incentives and

The Trump administration and U.S. lawmakers have expressed solidarity with anti-Iranian regime protesters who have taken to the streets across the Islamic Republic for what is now the fourth day in a row.

Iranian citizens fed up with the skyrocketing prices of food and other basic necessities in Iran have launched protests in several key Iranian cities, including Tehran, to express anger at the hardline government, which, despite receiving billions in cash windfalls as

What some might have seen as an anomaly in President Trump’s victory in Pennsylvania last year, we at CAP saw as validation of what we experience while talking to citizens each day.

Time and again we meet people, hear their stories, and learn the issues they care about. Across the board they simply want government to get out of the way, and let citizens be the masters of their own destiny.

Unfortunately, lawmakers have a different plan in mind. Examples include weak-kneed Republicans selling out on campaign promises, and Democrats

Illegals can currently claim dependents and receive up to $1,000 per child…

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(Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) The Center for Immigration studies analyzed the impact of the GOP “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” on illegal immigrants and found that it ends Additional Child Tax Credits for non-citizens.

The ACTC is a refundable tax credit, which means it can reduce taxes below zero, effectively serving as a welfare payment.